asperse | (verb) charge falsely or with malicious intent; attack the good name and reputation of someone | Synonyms: besmirch, calumniate, defame, denigrate, slander, smear, smirch, sully |
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asphalt | (verb) cover with tar or asphalt | - |
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asphyxiate | (verb) be asphyxiated; die from lack of oxygen | Synonyms: stifle, suffocate |
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(verb) deprive of oxygen and prevent from breathing | Synonyms: smother, suffocate |
(verb) impair the respiration of or obstruct the air passage of | Synonyms: choke, stifle, suffocate |
aspirate | (verb) inhale (air, water, etc.) | - |
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(verb) pronounce with aspiration; of stop sounds | - |
(verb) remove by suction | Synonyms: draw out, suck out |
aspire | (verb) have an ambitious plan or a lofty goal | Synonyms: aim, draw a bead on, shoot for |
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blaspheme | (verb) utter obscenities or profanities | Synonyms: curse, cuss, imprecate, swear |
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(verb) speak of in an irreverent or impious manner | - |
clasp | (verb) hold firmly and tightly | - |
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(verb) grasp firmly | - |
(verb) fasten with a buckle or buckles | Synonyms: buckle |
(verb) fasten with or as if with a brooch | Synonyms: brooch |
exasperate | (verb) make worse | Synonyms: aggravate, exacerbate, worsen |
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(verb) exasperate or irritate | Synonyms: aggravate, exacerbate |
(verb) make furious | Synonyms: incense, infuriate |
gasp | (verb) breathe noisily, as when one is exhausted | Synonyms: heave, pant, puff |
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grasp | (verb) get the meaning of something | Synonyms: apprehend, compass, comprehend, dig, get the picture, grok, savvy |
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(verb) hold firmly | Synonyms: hold on |
hasp | (verb) secure or lock with a hasp | - |
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rasp | (verb) utter in a grating voice | - |
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(verb) scrape with a rasp | - |
unclasp | (verb) release from a clasp | - |
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